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Batman Returns Movie Adaptation (1989) #2 (Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation) Kindle & comiXology

by Dennis O'Neil (Author), Steve Erwin (Penciller), José L. García López (Inker) Format: Kindle Edition
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This Prestige format one-shot is an adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1992 Batman Returns feature film, which starred Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as the Penguin, and Michael Gough as Alfred.
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    June 16, 1992
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08GB1M65Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (June 16, 1992)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 16, 1992
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 266993 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 68 pages
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Dennis O'Neil

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Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil (born May 3, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of books until his retirement.

His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan, all of which were hailed for their sophisticated stories that expanded the artistic potential of the mainstream portion of the medium. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. As of 2013, he sits on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and serves on its Disbursement Committee.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Nightscream (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Derek Capps
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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Book was in excellent condition. And I was also surprised to see it came with a complementary book as well. I highly recommend them.
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Jayce76
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Buy!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
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If you enjoyed the movie and Tim Burton's Batman than this is certainly for you. Beautiful early 90's comic art. Comes in a fun type binding, not the typical comic book paper binding. A great collector's item for the Batman and comic book geek.
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Paul L. Gartland
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this comic book
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015
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I loved this comic book. It was exactly like the movie. I would buy from again. Item was described. I'm very happy with my purchase.
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Jonathan Buchanan
4.0 out of 5 stars Batman Returns... in more ways than one ;)
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021
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Saw what I did there? Well, it’s true; not only did Batman return to the big screen with its star, director, and other cast & crew, a Batman story written for another medium is returned to what’s truly Batman’s home, the comic pages.

With a new art team, Dennis O'Neil returns to adapt the film after doing the same for the 1989 film. Most of what I wrote for the 1989 film’s adaptation also applies to this comic; the film is condensed to fit the page count, likely enforced by DC that nonetheless mostly works. Once again, the romance between the Batman and Selina gets the worst of it, with a lot of their (out of costume) scenes omitted. This may cause you to temporarily forget the two were meant to be a couple until near the end and, like the 1989 comic, damages an otherwise decent retelling.

That said, I think this film-to-comic fared better than the 1989 story. More of the little special moments are retained from the film (listing them all would create a transcript). The Penguin and Max Shreck in particular are still the magnificent bastards from the film you can help but enjoy watching (and make you appreciate Danny DeVito and Christopher Walken’s portrayals even more).

The art is, again like the 1989 film’s comic, great at depicting the film’s events on page. The panels crowd the pages at times like in 1989 but it balances out with the art quality inside and the understanding that the comic creators probably only had a set number of pages. Everyone is depicted as they looked in the film well, straddling being expressive but still like it COULD’VE been a tracing from the film (except maybe Chip Shreck at times but even he looks good most of the time). The colors match the film as close as an early 90s comic could (which this remaster nails) and, while it doesn’t fit the film’s mood as well as 1989 comic did, it’s still close and well done.

If you read my review for the 1989 comic, you probably already know how really weird I found it to see the costumed Dark Knight with actual eyeballs. It makes sense, being an adaptation of the film, but the fact that Alex Ross is the only comic artist I know of to give Batman eyeballs regularly due to his painterly realistic style means it was a little off-putting to see them on Batman here for me. Again, like the 1989 comic, you’ll likely get over it and enjoy the book anyway. It’s just, to me at least, worth noting the rare stylistic choice.

If you’re a film history fan and know the vitriol from parents and moral guardians the film got, reading this comic with that in mind is kinda funny. Depending on when this was written, DC Comics probably already saw some of the complaints. My guess however (if a better fan than me knows, please correct me), the comic was created to be released at the same time as the film’s release and DC just foresaw what the criticisms. In any case, there’s little to no blood in the comic and the violence is toned down. It doesn’t damage the story’s integrity (sorry Mr. Burton, the moral guardians MAY’VE had a point), it’s just funny in hindsight. If some of the film’s more violent moments ever made you uncomfortable, you may actually enjoy the comic more than the film (I for one stand-by the comic’s depiction of the Penguin’s first scene at the mayoral campaign HQ). Surprisingly, the film’s more risqué jokes were saved, just toned down so it’ll fly over kids’ heads better (Best example: film Max says Penguin being mayor gets him “Unlimited poon-tang” as opposed to comic Max just saying “woman”; neither’s a great moral lesson but the comic doesn’t teach little Richard Grayson a new word).

Last note: no scans of the original art is included in this volume. Whether DC Comics does it for the 30th anniversary of the film in 2022 or not like the 1989 film’s comic, I can’t even guess.

It makes sense this comic turned out well despite most film tie-ins being less than stellar: this is a comic starring Batman, something DC Comics (and the writer Dennis O’Neil) have SOME experience in ;) While it’ll likely never be considered a classic comic, it’s still a fun read if you can look pass the edits needed to fit a 120 minute movie into a 60 page comic and are a fan of the film. The comic kept the soul of the film and, at worst, is still a great look in the past when phones playing this film would be considered too sci-fi EVEN for Batman and THIS was the most portable way to re-enjoy the film. Even without that history lesson, it does what all good comics should do; be a fun read.
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Carlos Contreras
5.0 out of 5 stars :)
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019
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Good quality, good packing.
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chad JJ
5.0 out of 5 stars still better than sam hamm awful '89 comic series
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
a true adaptation to tim burton's batman returns film and Dennis O'Neil is a far superior writer that actually respects the source material to this universe, the illustrations are accurate to what it's based on. and the best part about this comic is that it uses deleted scenes to it's advantage that expands the story even more. it perfectly captures the gothic dark tone that the movie had and this was released right after the film so it has that essence and that feel of the movie.
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David Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Batman film adapted comics
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
Batman Returns is one of my all time favorite Batman films including Batman 1989 and the Dark Knight trilogy. This comic stays faithful to the film, it had the actors like Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, even Michael Gough, it keeps its dark nature, and the art of this comic is beautiful. Sadly some of the scenes were changed like Selina wrecking her apartment is shorten while the one in the film is more destructive, Penguin driving the Batmobile is shorten. If you like the Batman 1989 film adapted comic, then you will love this comic. Buy it and you will love this comic. I will give this comic a five star rating.
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JAMES JORDAN
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015
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Guillermo B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bien como de colección
Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2021
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Me gustaron mucho los dibujos
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Francis Clancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the film and I love this graphic novel.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2019
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I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel, it gave me a different feel than the film did but I still enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As described
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2017
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Nice!
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Nick K
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent novel.highly recommended seller!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2014
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Excellent novel.highly recommended seller!!
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Pietro
4.0 out of 5 stars Batman Returns
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2023
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A good concise telling of the movie. Characters well drawn and recognisable to the actors. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll enjoy this succinct adaptation 8/10
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